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LanternWaste

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25. Abject, generational poverty breeds both crime and terrorism.

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 01:23 PM

Feb 2015

Abject, generational poverty breeds both crime and terrorism. This premise is a truism among published academics. Though it may take some time wading through reading material, the explanations are indeed and in fact, there; regardless of whether one under-qualified individual feels it's "boloney" (sic) or not...

That being said, simply giving one a pizza delivery job or a career as a night-time security guard is hardly comprehensive reform. Simplistic ideas are only for simplistic minds and bumper-stickers as real world applications tend to be both more complex and more nuanced than the dogmatic mind may allow for.

(Phantom Terror: Political Paranoia and the Creation of the Modern State, 1789-1848 by Adam Zamoyski; Growing Up Palestinian: Israeli Occupation and the Intifada Generation, by Laetitia Bucaille; Political Murder: From Tyrannicide to Terrorism by Franklin L. Ford; Logics of History: Social Theory and Social Transformation by William H. Sewell Jr.)

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ISIS, and the theroy that all they need are jobs. [View all] NM_Birder Feb 2015 OP

IS is the lowest common denominator of human existence. Turbineguy Feb 2015 #1

No, but it would help mitigate the radicalization of others. Xyzse Feb 2015 #2

Exactly el_bryanto Feb 2015 #5

That's pretty much it. Xyzse Feb 2015 #9

Precisely Sherman A1 Feb 2015 #22

Yes, indeed. Orsino Feb 2015 #11

^this^ Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #13

When nothing to gain becomes nothing to lose... elehhhhna Feb 2015 #17

This shouldn't be too difficult to absorb. It's absurd for those so inclined to try and blm Feb 2015 #26

I think that the statement was made not in regard to ISIS so much as the young who are from jwirr Feb 2015 #3

Where's the stats that the recruits don't have jobs? snagglepuss Feb 2015 #7

I think you need to ask that of the person who said it first. I was merely pointing out that this jwirr Feb 2015 #8

not sure but, is this in reference to this thread ... Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #15

No. I did read that one but this is about those who are talking about stopping ISIS recruiting in jwirr Feb 2015 #18

yes, OK. thanks. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #21

A better economy makes for a more peaceful environment so there's that. randome Feb 2015 #4

The comments you refer to take absurdity and studipity to a whole new level snagglepuss Feb 2015 #6

So Islam is the sole cause of middle eastern terrorism? Does that seem logical? nt el_bryanto Feb 2015 #14

The OP is about ISIS not about MidEast terrorism snagglepuss Feb 2015 #19

So Islam is the soul cause of ISIS than? Sorry I wasn't more clear. nt el_bryanto Feb 2015 #20

Yes ISIS is the fault of a religion that sets itself up as the snagglepuss Feb 2015 #24

Eeyup. hifiguy Feb 2015 #27

So what is your plan to deal with Islam? el_bryanto Feb 2015 #32

"unmitigated evil book" Those are your words not mine. I simply state that the Koran like EVERY snagglepuss Feb 2015 #36

You didn't really answer my questions other than to quibble at my wording el_bryanto Feb 2015 #39

That's a pretty moronic, FOX way of assessing what was actually said. blm Feb 2015 #10

OK let me clarify it for you, didn't think it was that complicated. NM_Birder Feb 2015 #12

An excellent book called "Harvest of Rage" connects unemployment to the militia movement arcane1 Feb 2015 #23

You need to remember that most industries in Iraq were sold off to foreign owners arcane1 Feb 2015 #16

Abject, generational poverty breeds both crime and terrorism. LanternWaste Feb 2015 #25

The surprising appeal of ISIS (Boston Globe) Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #28

There's always going to be psychos out there jollyreaper2112 Feb 2015 #29

Just finished reading an extensive Atlantic article on ISIS cilla4progress Feb 2015 #30

"surprised to learn from our student that Jesus is actually also a prophet in Islam" Xyzse Feb 2015 #31

Yes, this is what I also learned cilla4progress Feb 2015 #33

I enjoyed the read. Xyzse Feb 2015 #40

Theory started with al Qaeda radicals. moondust Feb 2015 #34

a bible verse,...really ? NM_Birder Feb 2015 #42

This is such a well-founded, elementary factor in social deviance and criminal behavior that closeupready Feb 2015 #35

What the world needs now is Love seveneyes Feb 2015 #37

"....but still have a spiraling violence problem." EX500rider Feb 2015 #38

You kinda missed the point of my thread, NM_Birder Feb 2015 #41